Your listing stays private — a Draft — until you publish it. Publishing makes it public so renters can find and book you in Discover (and through your storefront link). Here's how to go live.
Publish your listing
- In your dashboard, open Business Info.
- Find the Publish Listing toggle and switch it on.
- Save. Your listing flips from Draft to Published and becomes discoverable right away.
You can flip the toggle back off any time to take your listing private again — your assets, bookings, and history all stay put.
Connect Stripe first
There's one gate: you must connect Stripe payouts before your listing can go live. Renters can't complete a booking — or pay a deposit — without it, so Patriot Hauls won't let a listing publish blind.
If you try to publish without Stripe connected, the toggle is held off and you'll see a prompt to connect. Open Payments, connect your Stripe account, then come back and publish. See connecting Stripe for payouts.
Upload your driver's license and insurance
You can sign up, build your profile and add trailers right away, but your listing can't go live until your driver's license and insurance certificate (COI) are approved. Upload both from your dashboard (the Upload your driver's license and insurance to go live card, or Get Verified in Business Info). Review is usually quick, and your listing goes live automatically once both are approved, as long as you have a paid plan or active trial and at least one trailer. While you wait, the dashboard shows Pending review.
If you try to switch Publish on before then, the toggle stays off and tells you what is missing. Renters also can't book you online until you are approved.
Good to know: Approval also earns your Verified Operator and Insured & Bonded trust badges. Operators who were already live before this rule started are not affected.
Before you publish — a quick check
A published listing should be ready for a real renter. Make sure you've:
- Added at least one asset with photos and a daily rate — see adding a trailer.
- Set the right specs so renters book the correct unit — see specs and photos.
- Set up your pickup yard — see pickup locations and yards.
- Connected Stripe so you can actually get paid.
For the full path to going live, follow the operator onboarding checklist.
Still need help? Tap the Support button inside your dashboard.